List of Latin American cities by population

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This is a list of the fifty largest cities in Latin America by population residing within city limits. These figures do not reflect the population of the urban agglomeration or metropolitan area which typically do not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city. Figures refer to mid-year populations unless otherwise specified and are taken from the latest available census results, official estimates, or official projections.

City Image Country Population Year
1 São Paulo São Paulo city (Bela Vista).jpg  Brazil 11,967,825[1] 2015
2 Lima Lima, Peru Sunset Skyline & Cityscape.png  Peru 8,894,412[lower-alpha 1][2] 2015
3 Mexico City Ciudad.Mexico.City.Distrito.Federal.DF.Reforma.Skyline.jpg  Mexico 8,854,600[lower-alpha 2][3] 2015
4 Bogotá Skyline downtown Bogota.jpg  Colombia 7,862,277[lower-alpha 3][5] 2015
5 Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro night.jpg  Brazil 6,476,631[1] 2015
6 Santiago Santiago Skyline.jpg  Chile 5,507,282[lower-alpha 4][6] 2015
7 Caracas Skyline Caracas.jpg  Venezuela 3,289,886[lower-alpha 5][7] 2015
8 Buenos Aires Buenos-aires-skyline.jpg  Argentina 3,054,267[8] 2015
9 Salvador Salvador BA (cropped).jpg  Brazil 2,921,087[1] 2015
10 Brasília Esplanada dos Ministérios, Brasília DF 04 2006.jpg  Brazil 2,914,830[1] 2015
11 Fortaleza 120px  Brazil 2,591,188[1] 2015
12 Guayaquil Guayas from Santa Ana.JPG  Ecuador 2,589,229[9] 2015
13 Quito 120px  Ecuador 2,551,721[9] 2015
14 Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte Panorâmica.jpg  Brazil 2,502,557[1] 2015
15 Medellín Panoramica Centro De Medellin.jpg  Colombia 2,434,647[lower-alpha 3][5] 2015
16 Cali North downtown.JPG  Colombia 2,333,203[lower-alpha 3][5] 2015
17 Havana Bahia Habana Entrada.jpg  Cuba 2,117,625[10] 2015
18 Manaus Manaus vista do Millenium.JPG  Brazil 2,057,711[1] 2015
19 Curitiba Curitiba From Barigui Park.jpg  Brazil 1,879,355[1] 2015
20 Ecatepec de Morelos Ecatepec explanada.JPG  Mexico 1,760,705[lower-alpha 6][3] 2015
21 Maracaibo Maracaibo bella vista.jpg  Venezuela 1,653,211[7] 2015
22 Recife Recife, Pernambuco (2) - Brasil.jpg  Brazil 1,617,183[1] 2015
23 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 120px  Bolivia 1,614,224[11] 2015
24 Puebla Puebla- Hotel Radisson.jpg  Mexico 1,508,707[lower-alpha 7][3] 2015
25 Guadalajara Skyline Guadalajara.jpg  Mexico 1,506,359[lower-alpha 6][3] 2015
26 Porto Alegre Vistas de Porto Alegre03.jpg  Brazil 1,476,867[1] 2015
27 Belém Belém city2.JPG  Brazil 1,439,561[1] 2015
28 Goiânia 120px  Brazil 1,430,697[1] 2015
29 Córdoba Panorama del centro de Córdoba desde Parque de las naciones 2011-02-06.jpg  Argentina 1,414,201[12] 2015
30 Juárez Juarez Cathedrale et mission 24-02-2007.jpg  Mexico 1,409,987[lower-alpha 7][3] 2015
31 Tijuana TijuanaCulturalCenter.jpg  Mexico 1,399,282[lower-alpha 7][3] 2015
32 Montevideo Montevideo aerial.jpg  Uruguay 1,379,560[lower-alpha 8][13] 2015
33 Guarulhos Vista da cidade de Guarulhos (SP).JPG  Brazil 1,324,781[1] 2015
34 León Leon10 guanajuato.jpg  Mexico 1,281,434[lower-alpha 7][3] 2015
35 Barranquilla Barranquilla - Paseo de Bolívar.jpg  Colombia 1,214,253[lower-alpha 3][5] 2015
36 Zapopan Zapopan.jpg  Mexico 1,213,580[lower-alpha 7][3] 2015
37 Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa 2.jpg  Honduras 1,190,230[14] 2015
38 Monterrey Monterrey skyline.jpg  Mexico 1,183,171[lower-alpha 6][3] 2015
39 Nezahualcóyotl PalacioMunicipalCdNeza.JPG  Mexico 1,174,479[lower-alpha 6][3] 2015
40 Campinas Campinas - SP - Brasil.JPG  Brazil 1,164,098[1] 2015
41 Barquisimeto Barquisimeto de Noche.jpg  Venezuela 1,116,182[7] 2015
42 São Luís Avenida Colares Moreira - São Luís.jpg  Brazil 1,073,893[1] 2015
43 Managua Managua.jpg  Nicaragua 1,048,134[15] 2015
44 São Gonçalo 120px  Brazil 1,038,081[1] 2015
45 Maceió Maceio01.jpg  Brazil 1,013,773[1] 2015
46 Callao Miraflores - panoramio - Alistair Cunningham.jpg  Peru 1,010,315[lower-alpha 9][2] 2015
47 Santo Domingo 120px  Dominican Republic 1,007,997[16] 2015
48 Guatemala City Guatemalacityvolcanoes.jpg  Guatemala 994,078[17] 2015
49 Port-au-Prince Delmas 48 Haiti.jpg  Haiti 987,310[18] 2015
50 Rosario Rosario desde el aire.jpeg  Argentina 985,624[19] 2015

Notes

  1. ↑ Population projection is that of Lima Province and not the Lima Metropolitan Area.
  2. ↑ Population projection is that of the entity known since 2016 as Ciudad de México and previously as the Distrito Federal.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Population projections for Colombian cities are that of the cabecera municipal (municipal seat).[4]
  4. ↑ Population projection is that of Santiago Province.
  5. ↑ Population projection is that of the Metropolitan District of Caracas, which comprises the municipalities of Libertador, Chacao, Baruta, Sucre and El Hatillo.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Population projection is that of the entire municipio.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Population projection is that of the cabecera municipal (municipal seat).
  8. ↑ Population projection is that of Montevideo Department.
  9. ↑ Population projection is that of the Constitutional Province of Callao.

References

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